Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in own setting
N.B. You do not have to buy these books. They should be freely available through your library service or setting.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Frameworks'
- 'Mental health and wellbeing’ from the NCFE website
- 'Supporting young children's emotional wellbeing' webpage on the Cumbria County Council website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the icon to the left to read 'Social and Emotional Areas of Development: Guidance for practitioners working in the Early Years Foundation Stage'. This was produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as part of the National Strategies.
- Click on the icon to the left to read 'Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing' produced by Public Health England.
- Click on the icon to the left to access the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence document on 'Social, emotional and mental wellbeing in primary and secondary education.
- Click on the icon to the left to go to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence document on 'Early years: promoting health and wellbeing in under 5s'.
- 'Happy children — taking care of young people's wellbeing' is an article from the Early Years Alliance.
- Click on the icon to look at the Leaven Well-being and involvement scales which is a tool developed by a team based at the Research Centre for Experiential Education. It offers a 5 point scale to measure both well-being and involvement.
- N.B. You do not have to buy these books. They should be freely available through your library service or setting.
- Book: 'Relationships and Learning: Caring for children from birth to three' Gillespie-Edwards, A., 2002 London, National Children's Bureau.
- Book: 'Birth to Three Matters: Supporting the framework of effective practice' Abbot,L. and Langston,A. 2004 Maidenhead, Open University Press
- Book: 'Practical EYFS Handbook' Tassoni,P. 2012 2nd Edition Harlow, Pearson Education Ltd
- This section of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families’ website offers ‘Early years in mind resources'.
- Click to read 'Emotional expression and language' webpage on the PACEY website.
- Click to access all of the episodes of the series 'Mind changers' on BBC Radio. This series explores the development of the science of psychology during the 20th century. Listen to the episodes relevant to child development and emotional well-being.
- This article from Pacey looks at ‘The role of childcare professionals in supporting mental health and wellbeing in young people: a literature review’.
- Think And Challenge
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